The Captain America glass eye is not the only one Crenshaw owns. In a Twitter video from December, he mentioned he had about 10 glass eyes. He said the one he wears the most features the Navy SEAL trident:

No pun intended, but Evans and Crenshaw probably don’t see eye to eye on much. The actor is a vocal critic of President Trump’s. Crenshaw was a sometimes-critic of Trump during his primary, but since elected has agreed with him on a number of issues like the need for stronger border security, strengthening the laws on illegal immigration, and supporting the Venezuelan people.

Evans met with other Republicans as well, including Senator Tim Scott (SC):

Honor to meet you, sir. Thank you for taking the time. And if you repeat the secrets I told you about Endgame, Marvel will make sure we BOTH turn to dust. https://t.co/VfAsKpwOaK

Evans won’t say what particular issues he discussed during his two visits to DC in recent weeks. But as his tweets and those from several House and Senate members he talked to made clear, Avengers: Endgame – which premieres April 26th – was a popular topic of discussion.

Evans and Crenshaw do have a little more than a fondness for Captain America in common. As it turns out, the Congressman also has some acting experience under his belt. Crenshaw’s profile rose to national prominence when he, as a candidate, was mocked for his eye patch during a Saturday Night Live skit featuring comedian Pete Davidson shortly before the November 2018 election:

Davidson took shots at Florida Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican running for the Senate, and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., before he took aim at Crenshaw, a Republican. The show pulled up an image of Crenshaw wearing an eye patch, with Davidson commenting, “This guy is kind of cool, Dan Crenshaw.”

“You may be surprised to hear that he’s a congressional candidate from Texas and not a hitman in a porno movie,” Davidson said, unable to keep himself from laughing.

“I’m sorry. I know he lost his eye in war or whatever,” he added.

Backlash ensued. A week later and shortly after Crenshaw was elected, Davidson apologized to him on air and both appeared together on the show, with the just-elected Congressman playing the role of himself and getting in a few digs at Davidson’s expense.

Rep. Crenshaw already has a Democratic challenger for his seat. Elisa Cardnell, also a Navy veteran, announced her candidacy in January.

— Stacey Matthews has also written under the pseudonym “Sister Toldjah” and can be reached via Twitter.